Sam texted Ryan, Friday, that her toe really hurt. She's been logging so many miles this summer. She went from a non-runner to a distance runner in a matter of weeks. Her poor feet are taking a very brutal beating. After practice she babysat for Jeanie. She called a bit weepy, feeling achy with a fever. When she got home we checked her toe, this is what we found...
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She was sweaty, cold & running a fever. Ryan numbed her up. Not a lot has changed since she was 5 years old screaming bloody murder as Ryan tried gluing the cut on her eyelid. It took us a while before he could actually stick her. She has such a phobia of needles. After it was numb, he drained it a bit. She started an antibiotic that night. Next morning she got up & started getting ready for a temple trip. She came upstairs asking for food, she was feeling light headed. She was grey! I sent her back to bed for the day. Then she ended up with this....
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An allergic reaction to the antibiotic. We decided to wrap her toe with a potato poultice (thanks grandma!). Basically it's a raw potato, grated (boiled in water) and globbed over the infection site. We wrapped her foot in suran wrap & put a sock over it. Last night she couldn't put a shoe on let alone walk on it. This morning her foot looked & felt 100% better. The infection looks like it's gone as well as the swelling. I've used potato poultices a number of times and every time I am amazed at how fast & well they work.
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